Biopuppy

infobox OS
name = BioPuppy Linux
developers = Prakash A S
family = Linux
Derived from = Puppy Linux
source_model = Open source
working_state = Current
latest_release_version = 1.0 Beta
latest_release_date = release date|2008|05|15
license = Various
website = [http://biopuppy.org www.biopuppy.org]
marketing_target = Live-CD/Installation and aged systems
kernel_type = Monolithic kernel (Linux)
ui = JWM
license = various
working_state = Current
package_manager = PetGet

BioPuppy is a minimal Linux OS and electronic workbench. [ cite web | url = http://asprakash.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/new-born-biopuppy-linux-beta-version-released/ | title =BioPuppy Linux 1.0 beta version released! | first = Prakash | last = A S ] for bio-informatics and computational biology. It has been designed to meet the needs of beginners, learners, students, staffs and Research scholars. BioPuppy is available as a live CD cum installation CD [and in USB Pen drive] and containing all the required software to boot the computer with ready to use bio-informatics tools. BioPuppy is based of the Puppy Linux. The another objective of this BioPuppy is small in size. Our estimated size of BioPuppy is ~150MB.

BioPuppy Linux is derived from Puppy Linux. [ cite web | url = http://puppylinux.org/downloads/puplets/biopuppy | title = BioPuppy details in Puppy Linux derivatives.| first = Prakash | last = A S ] . BioPuppy has all the features of Puppy Linux.

Features

* More user friendly and easy to use for those new to Linux.

* Contains all the necessary Bioinformatics tools. Check the Biology tools already included in BioPuppy.

* Available in both Live CD/USB and Install option.

* BioPuppy will boot from a minimum PC/Laptop with 586 MHz CPU and 32Mb RAM

* Easy to install in Hard disk, USB Pen drive and Compact Flash (CF) cards. No fear on installation for those new to Linux.

* You can save your session while you are working as a Live CD/USB and restore it in the next boot.

* Very small in size (~180MB). But it has everything.

* BioPuppy can run your bioinformatics applications, programs and you can store your programs on the same CD-RW/Pen drive/Hard disk while you are working as a Live.

* BioPuppy contains extensive help files for ALL its programs and Bioinformatcis tools with screen shot.

* New versions can be easily updated.

* Bring all your programs, tools, movies, songs as well as your light weight BioPuppy Linux in a single USB Pen drive.

* BioPuppy Linux is a Free/Open Source Software distribution for academic purpose

* And all the features of Puppy Linux

GUI

BioPuppy comes with a choice of 2 graphical servers as like Puppy Linux: X.org (full-featured) and Xvesa (lightweight). A wizard during the start-up process guides the user through setting up a graphical server appropriate for their video card & monitor. At the end of the wizard the user will be presented with a desktop and window manager; the default WM in most Puppy releases is JWM. The 2.15 Community Edition provides the IceWM manager by default.

Package management and distribution management

BioPuppy Linux comes with a specific package manager called PetGet. An older kind of packages, DotPup, were used in previous versions of the system and are still compatible.

BioPuppy also comes with a remaster tool that takes a snapshot of the current system and creates a remastered live-CD from it.

For more about package management refer Puppy pacakage mangement

Biology tools added in BioPuppy Linux

Sequence Analysis Tools

#Sim-4
#Tigr-Glimmer 2
#Genewise
#Muscle
#Sigma
#HMMER
#Clustal-X/W
#mafftStructure Prediction Tools

#mfold
#gibbs

Protein Structure Analysis Tools

#Garlic
#Rasmol

Phylogenetic Analysis tools

#Fast DNA
#Phylip

Protein Modeling

#Modeller

Docking

#MGL Tools
#Python Molecular Viewer (PMV)
#Vision

System Biology

#Copasi

On-line tools

#EMBOSS
#BLAST

Download

* visit [http://biopuppy.org http://biopuppy.org]

Contributors

* A.S.Prakash

* K.PalaniKannan

* C P Rajadurai

To join the BioPuppy project, use this [http://biopuppy.org/contactus.html form] to send and contribution request.

References

ee also

* Puppy Linux
* Mini Linux

External links

* [http://biopuppy.org BioPuppy official website]
* [http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/wiki/BioPuppy BioPuppy Wiki page]